this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
51 points (93.2% liked)

Apple

17610 readers
123 users here now

Welcome

to the largest Apple community on Lemmy. This is the place where we talk about everything Apple, from iOS to the exciting upcoming Apple Vision Pro. Feel free to join the discussion!

Rules:
  1. No NSFW Content
  2. No Hate Speech or Personal Attacks
  3. No Ads / Spamming
    Self promotion is only allowed in the pinned monthly thread

Lemmy Code of Conduct

Communities of Interest:

Apple Hardware
Apple TV
Apple Watch
iPad
iPhone
Mac
Vintage Apple

Apple Software
iOS
iPadOS
macOS
tvOS
watchOS
Shortcuts
Xcode

Community banner courtesy of u/Antsomnia.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
MichelleG
RoyalEngineering
thisisdee
51
Best Mail App - your thoughts (self.apple_enthusiast)
submitted 2 years ago by avater to c/apple_enthusiast
79 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

So basically the title. Which App is your favorite one and why? I'm still mourning the loss of google's inbox and never found an app that scratched the itch like inbox did...

On desktop I use Spark and on mobile currently google mail, because it got the job done but nothing more.

So I'm excited to hear your picks!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Mimestream was promising in beta. The subscription model is too much for me though.

Outlook is good. Apple mail is good. But I still like Spark the best, I think. But I dislike Spark’s terms of service and feel like they don’t respect my privacy or data.

[–] Jollins 3 points 2 years ago

I’ve tried them all and feel that Outlook (for Mac options) is probably the best. $2/mo is acceptable, and it’s free with light ads. It surfaces cal and shipping info in the email list, and the focus inbox algo it has is solid.

I was using Spark for years and was fine paying them money (I wanted to pay them because their old app was great), but their pivot to the new app was just really disrespectful to users and turned me off. It came with condescending BS like the Home Screen that does not show my email when I open an email app*. They released a massively underbaked app, and took 6 months to reach parity with their old app. I paid for a year, will not renew.

[–] FrayDabson 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I was just thinking the same thing. I really enjoy spark on both iOS and Mac OS. But as I am learning and adapting more into the fediverse and FOSS I am considering looking for an alternative client.

[–] baggyspandex 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When the pricing came out it was so disappointing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I understand why developers want subscription models, but I simply cannot pay them monthly in perpetuity based on a promise that they will update the app so much that it’s value will increase in accordance with the monthly payments.

[–] FrayDabson 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I was just thinking the same thing. I really enjoy spark on both iOS and Mac OS. But as I am learning and adapting more into the fediverse and FOSS I am considering looking for an alternative client.